Família e paciente terminal : os sentimentos experienciados.

Abstract

This work seeks to realize the process of loss for the family caregiver patient terminal. Some studies show that for the family caregiver terminal patient's intense suffering, anguish with the impending loss of a loved person. Many caregivers abdicate their own needs and tasks to accompany the patient. Feelings and emotions experienced by this caregiver can be various, causing these feelings and emotions interfere directly in the family coping and terminal patient. Therefore this study aims to realize the feelings and emotions experienced by family caregivers of patients in terminal stage. To this end, interviews were conducted semi-structured, by agreement with five (5) patient family members who were interned in a Hospital of the Vale do Rio Pardo region, diagnosed with terminal illness, and from their narratives, was made the analysis of data by Bardin content analysis technique. The conclusion from this work the importance of new studies on the subject, thus aiding in a better knowledge of the subject, contributing to future professional actions, mainly psychological.